First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $20.66 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01:13 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund Short Interest DataFirst Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund (FFA) has a short interest of 33,100 shares. This marks a 103.07% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.3, indicating that it would take 1.3 days of the average trading volume of 28,875 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest33,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+103.07%Dollar Volume Sold Short$681,529.00Short Interest Ratio1.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume22,823 sharesAverage Trading Volume28,875 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average79% Short Selling First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFFA Short Interest Over TimeFFA Days to Cover Over TimeFFA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/15/202533,100 shares $681,529.00 +103.1%N/A1.3 $20.59 12/31/202416,300 shares $337,573.00 +28.4%N/A0.6 $20.71 12/15/202412,700 shares $266,700.00 +568.4%N/A0.5 $21.00 11/30/20241,900 shares $39,596.00 -52.5%N/A0.1 $20.84 11/15/20244,000 shares $81,600.00 +21.2%N/A0.2 $20.40 10/31/20243,300 shares $66,000.00 -86.6%N/A0.1 $20.00 10/15/202424,600 shares $503,562.00 +18.3%N/A1 $20.47 9/30/202420,800 shares $422,448.00 -24.1%N/A0.8 $20.31 9/15/202427,400 shares $552,658.00 +10.9%N/A1.2 $20.17 8/31/202424,700 shares $499,187.00 +247.9%N/A1 $20.21 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FFA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/15/20247,100 shares $139,160.00 -17.4%N/A0.3 $19.60 7/31/20248,600 shares $170,087.36 -23.9%N/A0.4 $19.78 7/15/202411,300 shares $227,695.00 -40.5%N/A0.5 $20.15 6/30/202419,000 shares $378,480.00 +251.9%N/A0.9 $19.92 6/15/20245,400 shares $105,732.00 -30.8%N/A0.2 $19.58 5/31/20247,800 shares $148,122.00 +27.9%N/A0.4 $18.99 5/15/20246,100 shares $116,632.00 -42.5%N/A0.3 $19.12 4/30/202410,600 shares $192,496.00 +194.4%N/A0.5 $18.16 4/15/20243,600 shares $64,764.00 -34.6%N/A0.1 $17.99 3/31/20245,500 shares $103,950.00 -60.4%N/A0.2 $18.90 3/15/202413,900 shares $260,486.00 -40.6%N/A0.5 $18.74 2/29/202423,400 shares $438,048.00 -29.9%N/A0.9 $18.72 2/15/202433,400 shares $622,910.00 -24.3%N/A1.2 $18.65 1/31/202444,100 shares $800,415.00 +61.5%N/A1.6 $18.15 1/15/202427,300 shares $490,581.00 -9.6%N/A1 $17.97 12/31/202330,200 shares $551,754.00 +104.1%N/A1.1 $18.27 12/15/202314,800 shares $265,512.00 -32.4%N/A0.5 $17.94 11/30/202321,900 shares $383,907.00 -12.4%N/A0.8 $17.53 11/15/202325,000 shares $428,250.00 -8.1%N/A1 $17.13 10/31/202327,200 shares $443,496.00 -1.8%N/A1 $16.31 10/15/202327,700 shares $473,670.00 -23.3%N/A1.1 $17.10 9/30/202336,100 shares $623,447.00 +31.3%N/A1.4 $17.27 9/15/202327,500 shares $490,875.00 +25.6%N/A1 $17.85 8/31/202321,900 shares $395,076.00 -35.4%N/A0.8 $18.04 8/15/202333,900 shares $604,776.00 +15.7%N/A1.1 $17.84 7/31/202329,300 shares $536,190.00 +3.9%N/A1 $18.30 7/15/202328,200 shares $496,602.00 +48.4%N/A1 $17.61 6/30/202319,000 shares $333,070.00 -16.3%N/A0.6 $17.53 6/15/202322,700 shares $403,379.00 +336.5%N/A0.7 $17.77 5/31/20235,200 shares $86,736.00 -72.2%N/A0.2 $16.68Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 5/15/202318,700 shares $309,859.00 +65.5%N/A0.5 $16.57 4/30/202311,300 shares $190,970.00 No ChangeN/A0.3 $16.90 4/15/202311,300 shares $189,840.00 -57.4%N/A0.3 $16.80 3/31/202326,500 shares $437,780.00 -20.7%N/A0.6 $16.52 3/15/202333,400 shares $535,736.00 +156.9%N/A0.8 $16.04 2/28/202313,000 shares $215,800.00 +19.3%N/A0.3 $16.60 2/15/202310,900 shares $186,499.00 -51.8%N/A0.3 $17.11 1/31/202322,600 shares $381,036.00 -0.4%N/A0.6 $16.86 1/15/202322,700 shares $374,323.00 +41.0%N/A0.6 $16.49 12/30/202216,100 shares $253,736.00 +257.8%N/A0.4 $15.76 12/15/20224,500 shares $72,450.00 -21.1%N/A0.1 $16.10 11/30/20225,700 shares $95,019.00 -47.7%N/A0.1 $16.67 11/15/202210,900 shares $176,144.00 +55.7%N/A0.3 $16.16 10/31/20227,000 shares $109,690.00 -18.6%N/A0.2 $15.67 10/15/20228,600 shares $126,334.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $14.69 9/30/20222,200 shares $32,318.00 +69.2%N/A0.1 $14.69 9/15/20221,300 shares $21,502.00 -73.5%N/A0 $16.54 8/31/20224,900 shares $83,251.00 -34.7%N/A0.1 $16.99 8/15/20227,500 shares $137,250.00 -66.5%N/A0.2 $18.30 7/31/202222,400 shares $395,808.00 +1,020.0%N/A0.5 $17.67 7/15/20222,000 shares $32,940.00 No ChangeN/A0.1 $16.47 6/30/202211,300 shares $184,642.00 +91.5%N/A0.3 $16.34 6/15/20225,900 shares $99,592.00 -25.3%N/A0.2 $16.88 5/31/20227,900 shares $145,439.00 +31.7%N/A0.3 $18.41 5/15/20226,000 shares $103,560.00 +200.0%N/A0.2 $17.26 4/30/20222,000 shares $36,720.00 -63.6%N/A0.1 $18.36 4/15/20225,500 shares $106,700.00 -43.9%N/A0.2 $19.40 3/31/20229,800 shares $198,450.00 -48.7%N/A0.3 $20.25 3/15/202219,100 shares $366,529.00 +60.5%N/A0.6 $19.19 2/28/202211,900 shares $235,977.00 -16.2%N/A0.4 $19.83 2/15/202214,200 shares $287,550.00 +23.5%N/A0.5 $20.25 1/31/202211,500 shares $232,990.00 -24.8%N/A0.4 $20.26 1/15/202215,300 shares $327,114.00 +264.3%N/A0.5 $21.38 12/31/20214,200 shares $89,418.00 -51.7%N/A0.2 $21.29 12/15/20218,700 shares $184,875.00 -57.6%N/A0.4 $21.25 11/30/202120,500 shares $424,145.00 +336.2%N/A0.9 $20.69 11/15/20214,700 shares $100,110.00 -63.0%N/A0.2 $21.30 10/29/202112,700 shares $267,081.00 +71.6%N/A0.6 $21.03 10/15/20217,400 shares $151,774.00 -49.0%N/A0.3 $20.51 9/30/202114,500 shares $285,650.00 +42.2%N/A0.6 $19.70 9/15/202110,200 shares $216,138.00 -28.7%N/A0.4 $21.19 8/31/202114,300 shares $305,305.00 -37.0%N/A0.5 $21.35 8/13/202122,700 shares $481,240.00 +64.5%N/A0.7 $21.20 7/30/202113,800 shares $283,452.00 -27.8%N/A0.4 $20.54 7/15/202119,100 shares $394,033.00 -31.1%N/A0.5 $20.63 6/30/202127,700 shares $562,864.00 +74.2%N/A0.7 $20.32 6/15/202115,900 shares $322,452.00 +24.2%N/A0.4 $20.28 5/28/202112,800 shares $254,080.00 +132.7%N/A0.4 $19.85 5/14/20215,500 shares $104,995.00 -49.5%N/A0.2 $19.09 4/30/202110,900 shares $212,550.00 +354.2%N/A0.3 $19.50Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 4/15/20212,400 shares $46,656.00 -38.5%N/A0.1 $19.44 3/31/20213,900 shares $72,267.00 -54.7%N/A0.1 $18.53 3/15/20218,600 shares $159,960.00 +30.3%N/A0.2 $18.60 2/26/20216,600 shares $117,876.00 +65.0%N/A0.2 $17.86 2/12/20214,000 shares $71,520.00 +122.2%N/A0.1 $17.88 1/29/20211,800 shares $30,726.00 -41.9%N/A0 $17.07 1/15/20213,100 shares $53,723.00 +34.8%N/A0.1 $17.33 12/31/20202,300 shares $40,411.00 -70.5%N/A0.1 $17.57 12/15/20207,800 shares $132,288.00 +56.0%N/A0.2 $16.96 11/30/20205,000 shares $82,350.00 -61.2%N/A0.1 $16.47 11/15/202012,900 shares $207,690.00 +268.6%N/A0.3 $16.10 10/30/20203,500 shares $50,960.00 -77.7%N/A0.1 $14.56 10/15/202015,700 shares $245,234.00 +124.3%N/A0 $15.62 9/30/20207,000 shares $105,980.00 +11.1%N/A0.2 $15.14 9/15/20203,700 shares $57,276.00 -41.3%N/A0.1 $15.48 8/31/20206,300 shares $99,477.00 -53.7%N/A0.2 $15.79 8/14/202013,600 shares $211,480.00 +209.1%N/A0.3 $15.55 7/31/20204,400 shares $65,516.00 -29.0%N/A0.1 $14.89 7/15/20206,200 shares $91,574.00 +34.8%N/A0.1 $14.77 6/30/20204,600 shares $64,998.00 -47.1%N/A0.1 $14.13 6/15/20208,700 shares $125,280.00 -19.4%N/A0.2 $14.40 5/29/202010,800 shares $151,848.00 +63.6%N/A0.2 $14.06 5/15/20206,600 shares $87,120.00 -50.4%N/A0.1 $13.20 4/30/202013,300 shares $182,343.00 +37.1%N/A0.2 $13.71 4/15/20209,700 shares $130,659.00 -44.6%N/A0.2 $13.47 3/31/202017,500 shares $232,050.00 +121.5%N/A0.3 $13.26 3/13/20207,900 shares $105,070.00 +426.7%0.0%0.2 $13.30 2/28/20201,500 shares $15,105.00 -50.0%N/A0 $10.07 2/14/20203,000 shares $43,710.00 -73.7%N/A0.1 $14.57 1/31/202011,400 shares $185,250.00 +338.5%N/A0.3 $16.25 FFA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 33,100 shares of FFA short. Learn More on First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. FFA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's short interest ratio. Is First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 33,100 shares, an increase of 103.1% from the previous total of 16,300 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund stock? Short selling FFA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund as its price is falling. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund? A short squeeze for First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FFA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FFA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025. 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